5 Signs Sen. Ted Cruz Will Run for President in 2016

ABCNews.com ^ | Sep 7, 2013 10:06am | Elizabeth Hartfield

[SoConPubbie]

Sen. Ted Cruz will be a guest on ABC News’ “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” this Sunday. The Texas senator is a rising star in the Republican Party and thought to be a possible presidential candidate in 2016. With an impressive resume – degrees from Princeton and Harvard Law, first Hispanic solicitor general of Texas, youngest solicitor general in the history of the United States – and a particular skill for rhetoric (he’s also a former national debate champion) Cruz is definitely a politician to watch this Sunday and in general.

Here are five signs that this fiery first-term senator is eyeing a 2016 presidential run:

1) Trips 1, 2 and 3 to Iowa. Cruz has been in the Senate for less than a year, but he’s already made two trips to Iowa, with a third one scheduled in October. Lawmakers rarely wind up in Iowa by accident, and they certainly don’t wind up there on three separate occasions in less than 12 months. For the the conservative Cruz, the state known for fried butter and the first electoral event in the nation would be a key piece of his presidential primary puzzle. The state boasts a strong and involved evangelical base to whom Cruz appeals, and retail politicking is a key to success – a strength of the one-time Ivy League debate champion.

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5) His own language on the subject. The final indicator of Cruz’s intentions for political tea-leaf readers is his own purposely vague rhetoric on the matter. When asked by ABC News‘ Jonathan Karl if he was planning to run in 2016,

[JRandomFreeper]

I'm certainly not a Republican. I'm a conservative. But if Cruz runs, I'll support him, just like I did for his Senate race here in Texas.

/johnny

[Lakeshark]

No, it’s a question you failed to answer the last time it was asked........

[JRandomFreeper]

"A little birdie is telling me that the birthers who insist on hijacking every Cruz thread with this nonsense are going to start falling by the wayside. If FR is not their cup of tea they should start looking for a new home." -- Jim Robinson.

/johnny

[TheThirdRuffian]

“NOT ELIGIBLE!”

The birther fringe really need to be zotted.

[Ouderkirk]

They will pull out all the stops to end Cruz. These people will stop at nothing to defeat him, not just defeat him, but destroy him and everything he holds dear.

[lu shissler]

I’ll take those chances because he’d got my vote!!

[JRandomFreeper]

I don't think Cruz is afraid. I'm certainly not.

/johnny

[Uncle Chip]

And what makes you think that your questions are worth answering???

In the meantime I’ll go with his father:

Ted Cruz’s father: ‘I don’t see him running for president’

http://washingtonexaminer.com/ted-cruzs-father-i-dont-see-him-running-for-president/article/2534686

[RKBA Democrat]

Did ya ever notice that the air at FR gets that fresh ozone smell every now and then? I love that smell. Almost as much as I like the smell of a beehive.

[Timber Rattler]

I guess you didn't get the memo from the boss:

"If Ted Cruz decides to run for the Presidency and he appears to be the strongest conservative running, I will support him to the hilt."

[txhurl]

I used to spray my grandfather’s cans of ozone just for the love of the smell.

[SoConPubbie]

NOT ELIGIBLE!

Please prove your point using the US Constitution and providing the relevant passages that clearly define "Natural Born" as requiring 2 citizen parents at birth.

Lacking that, please provide the relevant US Law(s), passed by Congress and signed by a US President that define "Natural Born" as requiring 2 citizen parents at birth.

Lacking that, please provide the relevant Supreme Court rulings that confirm your definition of "Natural Born" as requiring 2 citizen parents at birth.

You won't because there aren't any, so what we are left with is your opinion, which is absolutely worthless in determining the legality of your opinion.

As it now stands in US Law, constitutionally speaking, Ted Cruz is completely Eligible to be POTUS.

[lonevoice]

FYI FWIW

Conservatives to Cruz: 'Run, Ted, run'

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Jim Robinson to CitizenUSA

A little birdie is telling me that the birthers who insist on hijacking every Cruz thread with this nonsense are going to start falling by the wayside. If FR is not their cup of tea they should start looking for a new home.

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[Uncle Chip]

Who is hijacking this thread. You were the one who breached the subject and brought it up. You opened the door. And now you want to cry because someone disagrees with you.

Grow up —

[JRandomFreeper]

No, I didn't. See post 8.

/johnny

[Uncle Chip]

Did you even bother to read the article particularly point #3:

3) Goodbye to that pesky Canadian citizenship. Cruz has one potential roadblock to his candidacy: He was actually born in Canada. The Constitution doesn’t set that many restrictions on who can run for president. One just needs to be over the age of 35, have lived in the U.S. at least 14 years, and be a natural born citizen. What exactly is a natural born citizen? Good question. The constitution doesn’t define it. But the definitions include an individual born abroad to American parents. Cruz’s mother was from Delaware and so, under this definition, he would be qualified to run. Cruz has made a point of clarifying said qualification, and in August he even went so far as to renounce his Canadian citizenship after reportedly learning that he had dual citizenship.

[chooseascreennamepat]

BY what valid criteria?

[Digger]

They will pull out all the stops to end Cruz. These people will stop at nothing to defeat him, not just defeat him, but destroy him and everything he holds dear.

That is a guarantee.

[JRandomFreeper]

That is a guarantee.

So what do you do about it? Refuse to fight because it's going to be difficult?

You lose 100% of the battles you don't fight.

/johnny

[Ouderkirk]

I am not suggesting the Cruz is afraid...I am sure that Cruz understands what $%!T-storm is headed his way. It is merely a matter of how they are going to trap him, what single sentence can manipulated out of context enough to get the the drumbeat started.

I hope that Cruz can beat them back...I look forward to voting for him.